Arts and culture online - Laura Swale asks - Is it ok not to pay?

Art matters
Written By Laura Swale

To remain operational during COVID-19 and cater to an audience stuck at home, artists, producers, theatres and museums are all providing content online. A proliferation of live streams, audio books, online events, performances and exhibitions is being delivered, direct to our screens, without costing us a cent. At a challenging time for providers, Laura Swale looks at who is bearing the cost of the digital shift and if it’s reasonable for consumers to expect it for free.

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Online experiences offered by Germany’s Städel Museum.

Online experiences offered by Germany’s Städel Museum.

Laura Swale

Laura is a visual artist, writer and entrepreneur from the UK, with a background in arts education, cultural event-planning and curatorial work. She is the founder of Allura, a multi-award-winning arts organisation based in Malta, established to showcase creative talent and bring it to a global audience. Laura writes visual Arts and cultural content for the Times of Malta and the Malta Independent, she is a judge on the panels of several art prizes and a regular guest speaker at the University of Malta. Formerly a secondary school art teacher and head of department of fifteen years, she is also a practising artist, regularly exhibiting and selling her work.

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